Senate debates
Thursday, 16 August 2007
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007; Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007; Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008
In Committee
11:02 pm
Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source
While my body says that I should just keep sitting, I think that I should give respect to your amendment—particularly because it almost parallels the legislation. While I am not saying that there is any mischief in it, I do not think that it quite represents our position. If you have a review 12 months from the day of assent, you are not really giving practical appreciation to the fact that we are rolling these measures out in a staggered sense over two months or three months.
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